Find out how popular the last name Ruise is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ruise.

Ruise, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ruise surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruise in America

Ruise is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruise surname appeared 350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ruise.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruise to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ruise

The surname Ruise is of English origin, first appearing in records from the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "ruisseau," meaning a small stream or rivulet. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a small watercourse.

Early variations of the spelling included Ruyshe, Ruyssch, and Ruysch. One of the earliest known bearers was Richard de Ruysch, recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1273. This indicates the name was present in that region during the medieval period.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various parish records across southern England, such as those of William Ruishe, christened in 1564 in Staplehurst, Kent, and John Ruyshe, who married Joane Broke in 1587 in Westwell, Oxfordshire.

The Ruise surname is also associated with Ruishton, a village in Somerset, which likely took its name from the Old English words "rysc" and "tun," meaning a rush-covered farmstead or settlement. This suggests the surname may have originated as a locational name for someone from that area.

Notable individuals with the Ruise surname include Sir William Ruise (1587-1648), a wealthy English landowner and Member of Parliament for Somerset during the reign of King Charles I. Another was Captain John Ruise (1665-1721), a British naval officer who served during the War of the Spanish Succession.

In the 19th century, Charles Ruise (1819-1898) was a prominent English horticulturist and writer on gardening topics. His son, Walter Ruise (1856-1932), followed in his footsteps as a respected horticulturist and plant breeder.

More recently, James Ruise (1920-2002) was a British actor and television presenter, best known for his long-running role as Lionel Petty in the popular BBC sitcom "The Good Life" during the 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruise

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ruise.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ruise was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ruise has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ruise was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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